Title supplied by cataloger. The Festival of Masks was created in the mid-1970s by the Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) to celebrate the diverse heritage of Los Angeles and to provide an arena for cross-cultural exchange. The 6th Annual festival was a two-day event held in Hancock Park on October 31 & November 1, 1981. The festival parade, held on the second day, was co-sponsored by CAFAM and Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation. Mario Machado, an actor and news anchor, served as the host for the television broadcast on local Channel 28, KCET. Masked and costumed women at the 1981 Festival of Masks parade. Behind them are signs identifying festival booths celebrating Native Americans, Greece, and China.
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image
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1 slide : color ; 5x5 cm. Photographic color slides
Festival of Masks Parade Festivals Parades Costumes Masks Women Pedestrians Streets Trees Craft and Folk Art Museum (1973-1997) Los Angeles County Museum of Art Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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